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Japan's Abe offers 'everlasting condolences' at Pearl Harbor

Under a warm Oahu sun, with the tranquil, teal waters of Pearl Harbor behind them, former enemies came together to acknowledge the tremendous loss from the Japanese attack on U.S. military installations in Hawaii 75 years ago.

U.S. halts some Saudi arms sales over Yemen deaths concerns

The United States is terminating some sales of military arms to Saudi Arabia over concerns about the killing of civilians in Yemen by a Saudi-led coalition, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday, while ramping up support for Saudi's border defenses and other intelligence-sharing.

U.S. wars grounded in law, White House says

The White House shed new light Monday on the legal foundations for President Barack Obama's expansive use of U.S. military power to target extremists overseas, in a report that also offered the first confirmation that the U.S. now deems the al-Shabab group in Somalia to be inherently linked to al-Qaida.

Military memorial, wildlife at odds in new Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway was a major turning point in World War II's Pacific theater. The remote atoll where thousands died is now a delicate sanctuary for millions of seabirds, and a new battle is pitting preservation of its vaunted military history against the protection of its wildlife.

Obama, Netanyahu meeting a capstone to years of testy U.S.-Israel ties

Obama's meeting Wednesday with Netanyahu will likely be his last before leaving office, the White House said.

Obama, in final U.N. speech, calls for world course correction

President Barack Obama conceded Tuesday that the United States and other world powers have limited ability to solve the most profound challenges facing the world, while calling for a "course correction" for globalization to ensure that nations don't retreat into a more sharply divided world.

Official: U.S. sets goal to take in 110,000 refugees next year

The United States will strive to take in 110,000 refugees from around the world in the coming year, a senior Obama administration official said Wednesday, in what would be a nearly 30 percent increase from the 85,000 allowed in over the previous year.

Rocky start to Obama's China trip, beginning with the stairs

If President Obama was hoping for a graceful start to his final trip to Asia as commander in chief, this wasn't it.

U.S. works to keep Turkey in its fold as NATO ally looks East

With suspicions on both sides mounting, the United States is struggling to preserve its wobbly partnership with Turkey as it entertains a closer relationship with Russia and fumes over a U.S.-based cleric it blames for orchestrating last month's failed coup attempt.

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